⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 2:44 · DAL 32-17 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:51 · DAL 64-43 SAC
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:18 · DAL 90-67 SAC
📊The numbers
| DAL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
